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In the year 1988
522 Notable deaths
Pavle Vujisić
Serbian actor and yugoslav actor (1926-1988).
Born July 10th, 1926 in Belgrade.
Died October 1st, 1988 at 62 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction).
Antal Doráti
Hungarian-born conductor and composer.
Born April 9th, 1906 in Budapest.
Died November 13th, 1988 at 82 years old in Gerzensee.
Iosif Grigulevich
Soviet spy and costa rican diplomat.
Born May 5th, 1913 in Vilnius.
Died June 2nd, 1988 at 75 years old in Moscow.
Brigitte Horney
Actress (1911–1988).
Born March 29th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died July 27th, 1988 at 77 years old in Hamburg (liver cancer).
Alf Kjellin
Swedish actor and film director (1920–1988).
Born February 28th, 1920 in Lund.
Died April 5th, 1988 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Jack Marshall
Prime minister of new zealand, politician (1912-1988).
Born March 5th, 1912 in Wellington.
Died August 30th, 1988 at 76 years old in Snape.
Robert Livingston
American actor (1904-1988).
Born December 9th, 1904 in Quincy.
Died March 7th, 1988 at 83 years old in Tarzana (pulmonary emphysema).
Edgar Faure
French politician (1908-1988).
Born August 18th, 1908 in Béziers. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1988 at 79 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Fenner Brockway
British politician (1888–1988).
Born November 1st, 1888 in Kolkata.
Died April 29th, 1988 at 99 years old in Hertfordshire.
Ulanhu
Former vice president of people republic of china (1906-1988).
Born December 23rd, 1906 in Tumed-Tsi.
Died December 8th, 1988 at 81 years old in Beijing.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 522
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